Several domestic publishers have been stripped of their license for having a pavilion in the 24 th International Tehran Book Fair, according to Bahman Dorri, chief executive of the cultural event.   Those barred include three publishing institutes and a few individual publishers. They have been barred from participation on different grounds.   Several publishers have been barred for failing to present the quorum number of books for exhibition as required by an internal policy, ratified and approved by the ...

2011-04-19 08:30

  IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to lead special ceremonies for the inauguration of the 24 th edition of the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) on May 3, according to Bahman Dorri, chief executive of the cultural event.   The chief executive was speaking on Monday, April 11 to a council of deputies of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance where he delivered a report on the latest developments and measures taken for the landmark, annual cultural event. ...

2011-04-16 08:30

  Some 1979 individual publishers without links to state or NGO bodies have applied for the 24 th Tehran International Book Fair, according to Ahmad Kamalinejad, deputy of committee in charge of domestic publishers.   Kamalinejad said 1549 such individual publishers have qualified for the cultural events and the rest of applications are under study.   He said the number of domestic publishers at hand in the book fair might grow in light of newer publications on stalls and a ...

2011-04-16 08:30

  Domestic Iranian publishers are set to put more than 189,000 titles on stalls during the 24 th Tehran International Book Fair showing a rise of 31,000 title than a previous edition (April 2010), according to Bahman Dorri, chief executive of the cultural event.   Dorri was briefing the members of the Iranian parliamentary committee in charge of cultural affairs Sunday last week on the process of staging of the landmark, annual cultural event. He invited the lawmakers to pay ...

2011-04-16 08:30

Foreign publishers have until March 2 to hand in their applications for the 24 th edition of the International Tehran Book Fair (TIBF), according to Ali Alipour, deputy TIBF in international affairs, who also said that about one hundred foreign publishers have already applied for the landmark cultural event.   Alipour said the TIBF secretariat officially started late in mid December to receive applications for the 24 th edition for the book fair, adding that the number of would-be applicants ...

2011-02-06 08:30

  Iranian publishers started on Sunday to hand in their applications for a 24 th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) to be staged early in May, 2011 in Tehran, according to chairman of committee in charge of policies of the landmark cultural event.   The deadline for application will expire on February 3, Bahmd Dorri added.   Told IRNA cultural desk Saturday that the TIBF policy setting committee has convened for an 11 th session last week which ...

2011-01-24 08:30

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Sayyid Muhammad Husseini has penned an appreciatory letter to Ezzatollah Zarqami, chief of the national airwaves (IRIB) to acknowledge his organization's programs in publicizing and promoting the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair.   According to Hamid Qobadi, an advisor to the Minister in cultural affairs, Husseini has also appreciated the staffs of the organization for a diligent coverage they accorded to the major cultural event.   The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance ...

2010-06-06 08:30

182 Iranian lawmakers signed to an appreciatory letter Wednesday addressed to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to acknowledge the ministry's diligent efforts in organizing and staging of the 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair.   The Members of Parliaments also voiced their readiness to follow up the problems facing the industry.   "Hereby, we appreciated a high diligence exercised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and other bodies in staging of the major cultural ...

2010-06-06 08:30

A panel discussion on "critical approaches to children literature" in the 23 rd Tehran book fair was told that non-state associations or bodies might serve a more effective supervision on children literary publications and reduce risk of taste-based opinions.   The panel discussion was staged Wednesday, May 12 in a marquee assigned to children and youngsters' affairs in the 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair, according to pres office of House of Authors, the association in charge of ...

2010-05-23 08:30

An expert in librarianship and information work told a panel discussion on data search in virtual space on Wednesday May 12 that nowadays, an ability to search and retrieve data from the Internet has become a vital component of social life.   The matter of discussion was "systematic search of data by use of data search process model" and the venue of panel discussion was the pavilion of House of Authors in the 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book ...

2010-05-23 08:30